Humans and Mice Differ Because of Which of the Following

question 35

Multiple Choice

Humans and mice differ because of which of the following?

• A)Their cells have different small organic molecules.
• B)Their cells make different types of large biological molecules.
• C)Their cells make different types of lipids.
• D)Their cells have some differences in the sequence of nucleotides in their nucleic acids.
• E)Their cells make different types of proteins.

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Definitions:

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

A condition in a child resulting from alcohol exposure during the mother's pregnancy, causing growth problems, facial anomalies, and developmental disabilities.

Widely Spaced Eyes

A physical trait where the distance between the eyes is larger than average.

Coaction

The intricate pattern by which genes and environment mutually influence one another. The activity of the genes is affected by the environment of the cell that is affected by other levels of the environment including the outside world. One result is that the same complement of genes produces different outcomes in different environments. Also, the same environment can have different effects on outcomes when interacting with different genes.

Genes and Environment

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